1903 KANE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1903 KANE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1903 KANE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:William Gorhes House
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Contributing:
Reference Number:34584
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1903 KANE ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1883
Additions:
Survey Date:19962016
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Side Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Essentially a vernacular structure, this two-story red brick house features a three-sided south bay window, enclosed entrance porch on front, paired segmental arched narrow windows in the front and side cross gables, segmental arched window with radiating brick voussoirs and light colored keystones in lower story, metal roof and decorative spires on tips of gables, finial on crest of gable roofs, and frame and brick one-story rear additions.

Constructed c. 1883, this home is typical of vernacular construction built over a period of time using mixed styles and various construction techniques.

2016 UPDATE - HOUSE INTACT, NO CHANGES SINCE 1996 SURVEY.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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